Tridha

The author does not know the details, yet he has heard about what happened. And what he has heard is intriguing.

There were three families—or rather, there still are. Three families, meaning three couples, shared an exceptionally refined friendship. With great mutual understanding, they agreed to share their partners, including their wives, with one another. It was a completely open exchange, involving consensual and pleasurable sexual relationships. This arrangement continued smoothly for at least five to seven years. Then, following the death of one of the six individuals—either a woman or a man—it came to an end.

That is all the author has heard. Even the person who told him about it knows of the matter only from a distance. Perhaps the story was imagined on the basis of assumptions; it is that vague. The author knows only of an incident, and even he is not entirely certain about it. But let us assume, for the sake of argument, that it is true. What might have happened? What might these people have experienced? How might it all have unfolded?

The author makes an attempt. Starting from a single point, he weaves the intersecting threads of events and incidents, constructing a sequence of possibilities. He tries to create a version of reality. Finally, he pauses, acknowledging that he has travelled from one hazy point to another.